#CA4742#CA4742

#CA4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.168 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA4742
RGB	rgb(202, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 67.3%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.83, 51.63, 31.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.83, 60.42, 31.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% 0.1506 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.168 26)
XYZ	xyz(27.5966, 17.4602, 7.0702)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA4742 #42C5CA

analogous

#CA4281 #CA4742 #CA8B42

triadic

#CA4742 #42CA47 #4742CA

tetradic

#CA4742 #81CA42 #42C5CA #8B42CA

square

#CA4742 #81CA42 #42C5CA #8B42CA

split-complementary

#CA4742 #42CA8B #4281CA

monochromatic

#722320 #A2322D #CA4742 #D77672 #E5A4A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#CA4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#CA4742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #CA4742

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##CA4742	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE2747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.168 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18176',
    500: '#ca4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca4742;
$custom-light: #e18176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.206,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57875,
    "c": 0.16751,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.17456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA4742

secondary

#96CFD1

accent

#DADF48

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#170B08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA4742

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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